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Cloned credit card crime spreading, police say

It's a crime that's spreading and duplicating fast. Thieves are stealing and cloning credit and debit cards to buy thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. The latest crime happened at a Sam's in Edmond. Edmond police are still looking for four people in connection with the crime.

It's a crime that's spreading and duplicating fast. Thieves are stealing and cloning credit and debit cards to buy thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. The latest crime happened at a Sam's in Edmond. Edmond police are still looking for four people in connection with the crime.

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Updated: 10:22 PM CST Jan 28, 2016

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WEBVTT A group believes retailers should do more to protect you. IT'S A CRIME THAT'S SPREADING AND DUPLICATING FAST. THIEVES STEALING AND CLONING YOUR CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS TO BUY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF MERCHANDISE. THE LATEST CRIME AT THIS SAM'S IN EDMOND. EDMOND POLICE TELLING KOCO 5 THEY'RE STILL LOOKING FOR FOUR PEOPLE THAT WERE WITH THESE TWO MEN. THEY WERE FROM FLORIDA. >> THAT IS NOT UNCOMMON. THEY USUALLY TRAVEL IN A GROUP. PATRINA: THE GIG UP WHEN AN EMPLOYEE NOTICED THE MEN WERE USING MULTIPLE CARDS AT SELF-CHECKOUT. POLICE SAY THE TWO THEY CAUGHT HAD MORE THAN $23,000 IN GIFT CARDS ON THEM. >> WE WANT BUSINESSES TO USE THEM MORE OFTEN AND WANT INDIVIDUALS TO USE THEM MORE. PATRINA: THE BBB'S KITT LETCHER BELIEVES THIS CRIME SPREE IS EVEN MORE REASON WHY YOU NEED TO USE CHIP CARDS, AND RETAILERS NEED TO HAVE THE DEVICES TO ACCEPT THEM. >> I THINK ONCE THEY SEE ISSUES WITH IT AND HAVE TO PAY SOME OF THOSE FEES FROM SOMEBODY GETTING THEIR IDENTITY STOLEN FROM THEIR POINT OF SALE TERMINAL, THEN THEY WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO JUMP ON BOARD A LOT FASTE Patrina: it is recommended that

Cloned credit card crime spreading, police say

It's a crime that's spreading and duplicating fast. Thieves are stealing and cloning credit and debit cards to buy thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. The latest crime happened at a Sam's in Edmond. Edmond police are still looking for four people in connection with the crime.